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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Recycling is fun too.

Much of my energy is spent on recycling, Do you know the feeling of seeing a garment on the hanger and imagine a different one from the first one?

This happens to me constantly, there are tons of clothes that are waiting for the remodeling that takes so long to arrive, sometimes it´s just a button or a zipper that broke at some point, sometimes are garments that have completed one full cycle wait patiently for a little cosmetic surgery to look again at its best... and sometimes they´re clothes that I bought in a moment of inspiration and thought "Hey, this skirt would be great if I convert it into a vest.. or that dress would look great as a skirt..."

Well, this is exactly what happened when I found this jersey knit dress in a thrift store, the dress could be loved by a romantic teenager, surely someone of my age haven´t noticed it but when I saw it as abandoned, I thought quickly about the picture printed on the fabric , it could be more fun on a winter skirt, so I took it with me at home.

You can imagine how short was the dress if you see that I cut off flush with pit armhole to fit my waist, I really put on my dress and took a picture so that you could see the before and after, but let me tell, dear reader, that this photo went straight to the trash virtual, to save such a grotesque image. The full dress barely covered the tops of my thighs, so I thought it was much better for my self-esteem that this sad image es readily erased from my memory. My dignity will be safe as well.

The funny thing is that this poject gathered skirt, comes fully recycled parts from other items, there´s nothing new in it except the elastic waist.

Lining is essential for the skirt for feeling soft at my skin and it does not hold on to my legs when I wear stockings with it. This lining got it from another skirt that was useless in my pile of projects waiting for the opportunity to be helpful. I wanted to add a strip of lace at hem to simulate a slip, like our grandmothers used, this lace strip also comes from some old garment, you can see that it´s full of tiny threads of any previous use.

So, this is the skirt finished, it has same drawing panel on the back and it´s now a thoroughly enjoyable piece to use, like a caress on my skin thanks to the soft lining.

Therefore, this is the beginning of a project to end all those clothes that accumulate in a corner of my sewing room, if everything goes so, at least , once a week I´ll add a garment that needs relatively rapid remodeling and some how ends up in things that take even years to come out of hiding.

And what do you think? Do you get courage with your stack of small arrangements??

Yes, I do have a pile and I just cannot seem to get motivated to do something with them. You do inspire me. This skirt is so cute and will be a great winter item. I would have been drawn to the pattern too, but would not have had the skill to remake it as you did.

I love it both ways. The top was cute too. I totally know what you mean about that pile of clothes! I am just beginning to refashion mine. I just posted my first one on my blog. Come check it out if you'd like. My blog is linked to my name.